Geno Smith says ‘hate is so familiar’ to him in cryptic tweet after report that Eli Manning expected to be Giants starting QB

Following his first start since tearing his ACL last October and a public battle with his former coach, Rex Ryan, the Giants fired head coach Ben McAdoo and GM Jerry Reese on Monday and reports began to surface that Eli Manning would return as the team's starting quarterback.

Much of the public outcry from Giants fans also stemmed from the fact they were replacing Manning with Smith, who is a free agent and likely will not be part of the Giants' future plans beyond this year.

Smith had not necessarily done anything wrong, but has just been the man caught in the middle of a destructive firestorm from Giants management and criticism from others over the past week.